lantern
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Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Lincolnshire County Council said balloon and lantern releases had been banned since 2020.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
“Sharpnose sevengill, cookiecutter, great white, dwarf lantern, nurse, goblin, cookiecutter, basking.”
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
That lively string of bird feeders beside the nursing home seemed quietly heroic, like a line of lanterns burning brightly against the dusk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
You can touch the tiny lanterns to hear a story in each scene or simply curl up in the soft green fuzzy chair, close the velvet curtains and let your imagination wander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
Giant red lanterns adorned the outdoor courtyard, and the guests inside treated themselves to food stalls akin to a Taiwanese night market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
When the candles were burning brightly, the lanterns were launched on the Ohta River.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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